Patti Smith

changed by it.

You've learned to meditate to calm the rage and anger and to center yourself and focus.

And you come home with an exercise that you're supposed to write a letter to somebody who you have difficulty communicating with.

So you come home and your mother, who's played by your mother, Diane Ladd, is there.

And here's the scene where you start reading her the letter that you were told to write in rehab.

Mother, they have asked me to write a letter to the person I have the most difficulty communicating with.

It was not hard for me to decide who that person is.

How long is this going to take?

Do you have somewhere to be?

No.

I just wanted to know how long this is going to take.

Not long.

I've just got to read you what's on these papers.

Well, I can read, honey.

But I'm supposed to read it to you, Mom.

That's the point.

You and I have been through a lot.

Dad's death, all of Bethany's issues, my divorce, money problems.

You name it, we have dealt with it.

I know I have disappointed you in many ways.